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One <strong>of</strong> the most effective self-monitorsI’ve ever met is a man namedEdgar, a well-known and much-belovedfixture on the New York social circuit.He and his wife host or attend fundraisersand other social events seem<strong>in</strong>glyevery weeknight. He’s the k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong>enfant terrible whose latest antics are afavorite topic <strong>of</strong> conversation. ButEdgar is an avowed <strong>in</strong>trovert. “I’d muchrather sit and read and th<strong>in</strong>k aboutth<strong>in</strong>gs than talk to people,” he says.Yet talk to people he does. Edgar wasraised <strong>in</strong> a highly social family that expectedhim to self-monitor, and he’smotivated to do so. “I love politics,” hesays. “I love policy, I love mak<strong>in</strong>gth<strong>in</strong>gs happen, I want to change theworld <strong>in</strong> my own way. So I do stuffthat’s artificial. I don’t really like be<strong>in</strong>gthe guest at someone else’s party, becausethen I have to be enterta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.601/929

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